Bill Text

A BILL

To establish a grant program to enhance existing secondary education
programs for the purpose of teaching high school students about the
Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the
individual States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Constitution and Citizenship Day Act
of 2012''.

SEC. 2. CONSTITUTION DAY AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS.

Part C of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subpart:

``Subpart 6--Teaching of the Constitution

``SEC. 2371. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF CONSTITUTION DAY GRANT
PROGRAM.

``(a) Grant Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement a grant program, to be known as the `Constitution Day Grant
Program', under which the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive
basis to local educational agencies and charter schools for the
purposes of enhancing educational programs to teach students about the
United States Constitution and the constitution of the State in which
the grant recipient is located.
``(b) Grantee Eligibility Requirements.--Grants under this section
may only be awarded to a local educational agency or charter school
with established secondary educational programs to teach students about
the United States Constitution and the constitution of the State in
which the grant recipient is located.
``(c) Operation of Educational Programs.--An educational program
funded by a grant under this...

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Bill Summary

To establish a grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs for the purpose of teaching high school students about the Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the individual States.